Page-10 of Current Affairs - February, 2022

Chandrayaan-2: Detection of Solar Proton Events

February 25, 2022

‘Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS)’ payload of Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detected solar proton events recently. Highlights The Solar Proton Events significantly increase the radiation exposure to humans in space. CLASS Payload also recorded coronal mass ejections (CMEs), on January ..

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OCEANS 2022 conference

February 25, 2022

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Park in association with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) hosted the “OCEANS 2022 conference”. Highlights OCEANS conference is a bi-annual event of global marine researchers. It was hosted in India, for ..

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Moody’s India Growth Forecast- Update

February 25, 2022

The GDP growth prediction for India has been raised by Moody’s Investors Service. The prediction for the current financial year has been raised to 9.5 percent from 7 percent. Overview: The GDP forecast has been increased citing an economic recovery ..

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National Policy Guidelines on Bio-Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship

February 25, 2022

The National Policy Guidelines on Bio-Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship was launched by Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi. Overview: The aim of this policy is to develop an entrepreneurial environment in India that will be innovation-driven with ..

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Intracortical Visual Prosthesis

February 25, 2022

The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) is a type of implant that bypasses the optic nerves and the retina to link directly to the brain’s visual cortex. At Rush University Medical Center, this was successfully placed surgically in the study’s first ..

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New Asteroid with Three Moons

February 25, 2022

Astronomers have recently discovered 3 bodies orbiting Elektra asteroid system, making it the 1st quadruple asteroid system. Previously only two outer moons were known. New moon was discovered recently. About Elektra Elektra is having a 5.5-year-long orbit, with a width ..

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